Experimental Group |
dexmedetomidine ketamine |
intravenous (IV) dexmedetomidine (1 μg kg-1) over 5-10 minutes ,dexmedetomidine(precedex 200 micrograms per 2ml, Abbott laboratories, Abbott park, IL, USA), the dexmedetomidine calculated dose was withdrawn then completed with saline in 20 ml syringe followed by ketamine 0.5 mg/kg IV infused slowly over 5-10 minutes (Ketalar, 50 mg/ml, 10 ml; Pfizer, Sandwich, UK) where the calculated dose was withdrawn then diluted with saline in 20 ml syringe before intervention. |
5-10 minutes,A rescue dose of Ketamine 0.5 mg/kg (maximum of 2 mg/kg) was given at 2-min intervals in case of inadequate sedation (sedation score<5). |
intravenous (IV) dexmedetomidine (1 μg kg-1) over 5-10 minutes diluted in 20ml saline in addition to 0.5 mg/kg IV infused slowly over 5-10 minutes diluted in 20 ml saline |
20 |
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Control Group |
ketamine midazolam |
intravenous bolus dose of midazolam 0.05 mg/kg over 5-10 minutes (Dormicum, 1mg/ml, 5ml;Deva Holding, Istanbul) the calculated dose was diluted in normal saline in 20 ml syringe followed by a bolus dose of ketamine 0.5mg/kg administered IV slowly over 5-10 minutes (Ketalar, 50 mg/ml, 10 ml; Pfizer, Sandwich, UK) it was adjusted in the same way |
over 5-10 minutes, A rescue dose of Ketamine 0.5 mg/kg (maximum of 2 mg/kg) was given over 2-min intervals in case of inadequate sedation (sedation score<5).
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intravenous bolus dose of midazolam 0.05 mg/kg over 5-10 minutes diluted in 20 ml saline, in addition to a bolus dose of ketamine 0.5mg/kg administered IV slowly over 5-10 minutes diluted in 20 ml saline |
20 |
Active-Treatment of Control Group |